No. 61 Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 67 of 100
Watching this film was probably going beyond the call of duty as Shannon’s Wikipedia page states that he did not shoot any scenes for it, with a body replica used for his appearance as the corpse of General Zod. To compound the unnecessaryness I watched the full 3 hour Extended edition. In truth it was OK entertainment but they could have lost an hour with no complaints from me. The film opens with the 374 th depiction of Batman’s origin. Mrs Wayne’s pearls drop more often than Katie Price’s knickers. We get he’s tormented and driven but they could really just take that as read. Ben Affleck is Bruce Wayne / Batman with Jeremy Irons as his butler Alfred. They are both decent but are definitely a downgrade from Bale / Caine. Henry Cavill’s Superman is under some scrutiny as his fight with General Zod in ‘Man of Steel’ caused the death of thousands of citizens and we get a fun scene of Bruce Wayne driving through the carnage as it happens. Bruce loses lots of friends and e...